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Originally Posted by Boomer
DK & Co.,
You are cordially invited to visit a thread I started today titled "Concerned about health care?" In that thread you will be introduced to a link to a show on NPR's Fresh Air. There are two interviews. The first has to do with a very ill patient who was paying for a plan that he thought would cover him for catastrophic illness.
The second interview is with an econ professor from Princeton who tells it like it is. The guy is savvy and does not sound to me like some kind of socialist like those who are spotted under every rock these days. This guy is a realist. Economics is his area and he says we better fix this mess and fix it fast. And he knows no fix is perfect.
My thread is not in political. I just did not want to put it in political. It is far bigger than political. Too bad the politicians cannot recognize that.
So anyway, I just wanted to invite you to have a listen to some things that I hope you will find interesting. At least worth giving a little thought.
Hey, on second thought, you know what I am going to do? I am going to link that radio show from NPR right here in your thread, too.
Here it is. I'll leave the light on for you.
http://www.npr.org/templates/rundown...n.php?prgId=13
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BOOMER..thanks for the link and back to you in a minute
To those who are always saying that political is like a deep dark hole, this thread is a good example of folks sharing views, hard held....many with personal stories..many from the profession and folks supplying links that can help understand issues that are complex such as this one.
Now BOOMER...fantastic link, at least for me...I became perhaps not informed but at least more than I knew before and found my feelings changing a bit, but a FANTASTIC LINK !!!
I have a question after listening to the link for those who seem to know more about this than I and I hope it is not stupid...
With all the negotiations that goes on today between hospitals and insurance companies to set the rates on certain procedures, AND with the large gap in the low and high that exist..meaning it can cost from $ to $$$$$$$ depending on the hospital....IF there is some semblance of healthcare offered in the package that was referred to as a compromise OR even as the President campaigned on......WOULD THERE NOT BE A LARGE NUMBER OF HOSPITALS (and Doctors) THAT ARE NOW ON THE TOP END OF THE LIST THAT WOULD EITHER NEED TO CUTBACK ON SERVICES OR JUST CLOSE ?
I hope that question makes sense ?